Chisel

Unknown"2800-2300 BC" - ""

Museum of Cycladic Art
Athens, Greece

Cycladic bronze flat chisel narrowing from the curved cutting edge towards the butt. It was originally affixed to a handle made of perishable material. Chisels were probably used for stone-carving, carpentry and as cutting tools.

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Title: Chisel
Creator: Unknown
Creator Gender: None
Date Created: "2800-2300 BC" - ""
Read more: <a href="http://www.cycladic.gr/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=resource&cresrc=140&cnode=40&clang=1">Read more</a>
Provenance: Unknown
Physical Dimensions: w170 mm
Period: Early Bronze Age
Culture: Cycladic
Type: chisel
Rights: N.P. Goulandris Foundation - Museum of Cycladic Art, N.P. Goulandis Collection, no. 224, http://www.cycladic.gr/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=NODE&cnode=25&clang=1
External Link: Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, Greece
Medium: bronze

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